From: John Seidts (jseidts@astory.com)
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 05:45:43 PST
Hey Hank,
If they really want an ambulance driver, we should send them
one. Personally, I like driving ambulances. But the 2000 hours of training
(equivalent to a baccalaureate degree) as a Special Forces medic and
Paramedic has induced many to call me and assist them with post partum
endometritis, sub acute bacterial endocarditis, various complex
arrhythmias( to include atrial fibrillation, supra-ventricular tachycardia,
first, second, and third degree heart block, junctional tachycardia, etc)
anterior, posterior, septal and inferior wall myocardial infarctions, multi
systems trauma (including tension pneumothorax, hemothorax, traumatic
asphyxia, type 1, 2, 3 and 4 pelvic fractures, traumatic amputations, La
Forte 1, 2 and 3 facial fractures, acute laryngeal and pharyngeal airway
obstructions), left and right sided congestive heart failure, Crohn's
disease, ruptured esophageal varices, status asthmaticus, epileptic and non
epileptic seizures, closed head injuries, hemorrhagic and embolic cerebral
infarctions (which must be distinguished from transient ischemic attacks),
acute psychoses, chronic depression, burns, cold injuries, chemical
injuries, et alia.
So if you are not suffering any of the above ( or feel confident in
your diagnostic capabilities), just let us know, and we'll send an ambulance
driver to help you get to the hospital. If you are concerned that you are
unable to distinguish the above maladies (and an ambulance driver with his
20 hours of training may have a spot of trouble making such subtle
distinctions as outlined above), then just dial 911, and in 75% of the
country, within 20 minutes on average, a paramedic who is also capable of
driving an ambulance will arrive, his NHTSA -MANDATED- 750 hours of training
under his belt perhaps capable of helping you resolve your acute medical
problem.
And thank you so much for taking notice of the last 30 years of
advances in emergency medical technology and staffing throughout the
country. We who are in this profession truly appreciate the public's
knowledge of our resources, training, expertise, and extremely long good
track record of service to our communities.
John K. Seidts
NREMT-P/Firefighter, and not just an ambulance driver
PS Historical note: I think this term came about during WWII. For those
who did not know, back then ambulances had one driver, and no attendants in
the back. Their whole job was to move patients around, not attend to their
needs. I like the modern system better.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henry J. Fackovec" <hfackovec@easternems.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] M728 question - mechanical (Flame)
> Dear "Jay"
>
> That's it, I am sick of the garbage that is spread here.
>
> First: There is no such thing as an " Ambulance Driver" At least not
> since 1974. By Federal DOT and State regulation Ambulances are staffed
> by licensed EMTs or Paramedics. (Unless you live in a third world
> country in which case disreguard the following)
>
> I have worked in several EMS systems over the last 23 years and while
> there are good Paramedics and Bad Paramedics, I know very few lazy ones
> at an accident scene. (Try to get them to clean the bunkroom, or make a
> fresh pot of coffee, that's another story...).
>
> Second: Seatbelts ARE there to save your life. Your best chance of
> surviving an impact comes from being retained inside the structure of
> the vehicle. One of the points that I stress when I meet a new driver,
> and to new employees is that in 23 years " I have never unbuckled a dead
> body." I have found them in the street, in trees, under seats (usually
> babies that were not in car seats), thrown 100 yards from a Corvette
> into oncoming traffic (The autopsy showed that he would have mearly been
> a parapeligic had he not gotten run over by 2 other cars) ... Making
> irresponsible statements like yours KILLS people. If you like I can
> point you to stats about morbidity and mortality secondary to vehicle
> impacts.
>
> "Buckle Up"
>
> HJ Fackovec
> Chief of Technical Services
> Eastern EMS
>
> Retired NYC EMS Paramedic
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
> Behalf Of J Travis
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:16 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] M728 question - mechanical
>
>
> It's like seat belts. They don't put them in the car because they care
> about your health; the ambulance driver is just to lazy to have to go
> look for the body!
>
> Jay Travis
>
> Rikk Rogers wrote:
>
> >Yea, they can help when you run your creeper under the moving duals and
>
> >shoot yourself into the shop wall.
> >
> >rikk
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> >Behalf Of Patrick Jankowiak
> >Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:51 PM
> >To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> >Subject: Re: [MV] M728 question - mechanical
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Everette wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Lots of possibilities -- axle bearings, as he suspects, ring and
> >>pinion, inner bearings, pinion bearing, spider gears, One of these
> >>stethoscope things might be handy for pinpointing where noise is
> >>coming from -- NO I
> >>
> >>
> >do
> >
> >
> >>not mean ride creeper under vehicles as it goes down road, jack it up
> >>and secure very good put in gear and run engine.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >AND ALWAYS HAVE A HELPER STANDING BY READY WHEN DOING A DANGEROUS JOB
> >LIKE THAT!
> >
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